Nlyte Asset ExplorerAgent-less Discovery

& Inventory

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Nlyte Asset Explorer is a full solution set that

automatically collects and provides detailed information

about every device connected to the network. The

solution includes all the tools and technology to visualize

the results of the discovered inventory of hardware,

configuration, services/processes and applications/

software.

Nlyte Asset Explorer empowers organizations to

automate the process of IT inventory discovery through

the intelligent collection and normalization of asset

information, without using software agents. It eliminates

the manual steps in gathering and integrating asset

information by automating the collection processes,

thus reducing errors and cost. Leveraging the Nlyte

architecture, the solution can be deployed in days. While

other products rely on 3rd party tools or non-integrated

subsystems to loosely gather IT data, Nlyte’s connection

framework is easily integrated with other enterprise

applications. Scanning is built into the core architecture

and provides the ability to not only collect IT data

automatically but also to normalize and reconcile the

data against the core Nlyte system.

Complete Discovery SolutionNlyte Asset Explorer includes key components necessary

to intelligently manage today’s complex IT organization’s

assets end-to-end. Nlyte Asset Explorer includes its own

reporting capabilities, scanning and data normalization

and asset reconciliation to the core Nlyte system. This

ensures that the assets within Nlyte automatically match

the assets discovered on the data center network.

How it WorksNlyte Asset Explorer is built on iScanner, an automated

discovery and inventory classification engine proprietary

to Nlyte. iScanner is ubiquitous to protocols, actively

scanning for the most robust mechanism to gather

asset information. As an integrated component,

iScanner can be centrally located or used as a remote

collector, maximizing efficient bandwidth utilization and

scalability. Furthermore, iScanner does not require a

software agent (agent-less) or software distribution, thus

reduces and simplifies the deployment, and does not

put additional load on the asset or create new security

vulnerabilities. Though fully automated, iScanner can be

fully extended by configuration or target based CLI’s or

remote execution. No programming is required.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Nlyte Asset Explorer

Discovery Protocols:• SM-BIOS• WMI• SNMP(v1,2,3)• RemoteRegistry• WBEM(CIM)• IPStackHeaders• ICMP• CLI’sbasedonthetarget

viaRemoteExecution

Operating systems:• Windows• UNIX• Linux• HP-UX• Solaris• AIX• EmbeddedOS• VM’ss/bVirtualMachines

(Hosts&Guests)• MAC• Manyothers

Key Benefits:• Agent-less(doesnotrequireasoftwareagentonthe client)• IntelligentsolutionforITAssetManagement• Highlyscalable,fromSMBtolargeenterprises• Protocol,platformandvendoragnostic• Standards-based(SNMP,WBEM,WMI,etc)

Key Features:• Builtinreportinganddatanormalization• Automateddiscoveryandreportingofallnetworked

assets (hardware, software, configuration, networking devices)

• IntegratedwithNlyteSuiteofDCIMSolutions,bolstering the “System of record” for automated data center asset normalization

• ReconcilesconnectedInfrastructure–CMDB,AssetManagement,ServiceDesk

• SQLdatabase

Compliance Obligations:• PhysicalCybersecuritycontrols• Sarbanes-Oxley(SOX)compliancereporting• Periodicauditingcommitments• LifeCycleManagement• ITILcompliancereporting

Scanning:• Handhelddevices• Printers• Networkingequipment

(e.g. Cisco, Juniper etc.)

Hardware:• CPU• Memory• Storage• I/O• Serialnumber• Attacheddevices• Peripherals• Manyothers

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Reporting CapabilitiesNlyte Asset Explorer reporting is built on a highly scalable

search engine that allows customizable and configurable

views of asset information. Ad hoc queries, search by

example and reports can be viewed daily at regular intervals

or in response to a compelling event. These include: asset

management compliancy obligations, physical cybersecurity,

mergers and acquisitions or early asset termination.

Features of the reporting capabilities include comprehensive

operational reporting for detailed asset tracking and security

scans. Nlyte Asset Explorer can connect with existing

enterpriseapplicationssuchasLDAPdirectoryserviceand

ERPsystems.Additionally,NlyteAssetExplorersupports

technologies, such as wake-up on LAN and wireless LAN.

Automated Scanning and Data NormalizationThe scanning is a core component of the Nlyte Asset

Explorer system, where it can be regarded as the data

center “system of record”. A key feature of scanning

includes scans of hardware and network devices. For

scheduled scanning during non-peak hours, scanning

controls allow flexible, timed scans and customizable

throttle rates.

Nlyte Asset Explorer

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The Home page provides an overview of assets. Select an asset to view detailed information.

Detailed, exportable search results.

VM Server/Host w/ a list of Guest VMs; identifies Host/Guestparent/child relationships.

Nlyte Asset Explorer

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